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Roy Larson Raymond (April 15, 1947 – August 26, 1993) [1] was an American businessman who founded the Victoria's Secret lingerie retail store in California in 1977. [2] Early life and education. Roy Raymond was born April 15, 1947, in Connecticut. He started an early business at age 13 in Fairfield that produced wedding invitations. [3] .
Roy Raymond just wanted to buy some lingerie for his wife without feeling like a creep. 20 years later the company he created Victoria's Secret is worth billions.
Nov 13, 2013 · In the mid-1970s, a Stanford MBA named Roy Raymond walked into a department store to buy his wife lingerie, only to find ugly floral-print nightgowns – made even uglier under harsh fluorescent...
Victoria's Secret was founded by Roy Raymond, and his wife, Gaye Raymond, on June 12, 1977. The first store was opened in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. Years earlier, Raymond was embarrassed when purchasing lingerie for his wife at a department store.
Jul 19, 2022 · Wexner bought the lingerie brand in 1982 from its founder Roy Raymond for just $1 million, turning it into a billion-dollar company within the span of a decade. In Victoria’s Secret: Angels and...
Jan 22, 2024 · Roy Raymond, together with his wife Gaye, founded Victoria’s Secret in 1977, marking a pivotal change in the lingerie industry. Their collaborative effort was instrumental in shaping the brand’s early identity. Victoria’s Secret emerged from Raymond’s innovative approach to lingerie retail.
Sep 2, 1993 · Roy Raymond, who founded the Victoria's Secret retail chain, was found dead on Thursday in San Francisco Bay by the Coast Guard. He was 47. His body was...
Dec 2, 2014 · It was the universal certainty that most men would rather be in a war zone than a women’s underwear store that led Californian Roy Raymond to set up Victoria’s Secret back in 1977.
Sep 26, 1993 · BEFORE dawn a month ago today, Roy Larson Raymond, the perpetually optimistic entrepreneur who founded the Victoria's Secret lingerie chain, drove onto the Golden Gate Bridge.
Apr 2, 2012 · Though Raymond's story ends tragically — he jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge to commit suicide four years later — his brainchild boomed to even greater success. Thanks...
